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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29
ELIHU GREGG DEAD.
The Notorious Old Sinner Dies in State
Prison.

A Pittsburg paper of recent date
recorded the death of Elihu Gregg,
q convict at the Riverside peniten-
tiary. The deceased was in his
seventy sixth year and succumbed to
pulmonary consumption. The death
of Gregg ends the career of the most
notorious old reprobate who ever
claimed the Mountain State as his
home
Gregg from his boyhood has en-
joyed reputation as desperate of
the meanest type, and his death is
one that few will regret.
The most noted crime he perpe-
trated was the firing of the King
wood, W. Va, court house twenty
two years ago. He was captured
shortly after the deed was commit
ted and sentenced to life imprison-
ment. He managed to break Jail
before he was removed to the peni-
Tertiary, and was never recaptured.
Since then he has figured as a
horse thief and perpetrator of nu-
nerous other crimes, but managed
by his wonderful skill and shrewd-
ness to evade the officers of the law.
He was finally caught dead to
rights for stealing horse in Fayette
county, Pa, tried and sentenced for
long term in the Western peniten-
tiary. A truthful account of Gregg 6
career, if written up, would be as
replete with thrilling adventures
and desperate enterprises as that Of
any of the fantastic heroes who
figure in yellow backed literature.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29

Are those whom a confirmed ten
dency to billiousness, subject to the
various and changeful symptoms in
dicative of liver complaint. Nausea,
sic headache, constipation, furred
tongue, an unpleasant breath, dull
or sharp pain in the neighborhood
of the affected organ, impurity of the
blood and loss of appetite. signalize
it as one of the most distressing, as
it is one of the most common, of NAL.
aides. There is, however, benign
specific for the disease and all its
unpleasant manifestations. 1t is
the concurrent testimony Of the pub
lie and medical profession, tina,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is q
medicine which achieves results
speedily felt, thorough and benign
Besides rectifying liver disorder, il
invigorates the feeble, conquers kid
ney and bladder complaints, anG
hastens the convalescence of thos,
recovering from enfeebling diseases
Moreover, it is the grand specific fol
fever and ague.
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As to a Postal Telegraph.

There seems to be a wide spread
and growing demand for Govern
ment postal telegraph. This de-
mand has gained sudden force and
point by the absorption Of the B. &
O. lines by the Western Union. The
Knights of Labor took up the ques-
ton at the Minneapolis Convention.
Mr.. Powderly, Mr.. Haggerty and
other leaders, suggested that a Gov
eminent system, made part of the
post office, would not necessarily in
terfere with the Western Union sys-
ten which seems quite just. at
does not follow" said Mr.. Powderly,
''that individuals and corporations
cannot compete with the Govern
ment." Mr. Litchman said in an adj
dress to his fellow Knights of Labor:
Zone man to-day controls the intel
ligence of the country, and can tell
you what kind of news you may
read at your breakfast" Mr.. Carl
ton said in the Convention that the
people ought not to vote for any one
for Congress or any office who is OPP
posed to reform of the telegraph
abuse" On the same subject the
New York Herald remarks omnibus
ly that Mr.. Gould may decide
Presidential elections or create civil
war by the returns he allows to be
sent out; he may, by the market re-
ports he allows to be sent out, con-
troll the business of the country; he
is the master of the people, and the
American people, it is very evident,
do not mean to have such master. y
AS if to give sort of practical illus
tration to the foregoing the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer of Tuesday says
ssThe PLAIN Dealer has done consid-
cradle business over all the lines
having refused to sign an ironclad
contract with the Western Union
binding it to give that company the
monopoly of its business in return
for a slightly reduced rate. Yes
terday it was notified that the bust
ness done over the b. d o. wires
would hereafter be charged for at 9
new scale of rates dictated by the
Western Union, running all the way
from double the rate charged by thu
B. Il 0. to five or six times that rate
The scale is SO made that it practic
ally gives the company the power tt
charge what it pleases from any
given point, without it being in thu
power of the newspaper to complain
of overcharge according to thu
schedule"
Then we read in the New Yorl
Sun a few days before the B. 4 Q
was taken into the Western Unio,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29
Trufh WilIPreyafI.

Surely, and yet not slowly, is the
democratic idea of tariff reduction
taking deep hold in the minds of the
thinking men of the country. The
New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, which is thoroughly
non-political, but composed of lead
ing merchants and shippers, who
scan closely all legislation purely in
reference to it's effect on the bust
ness and financial welfare of the
country, passed the following reso-
luton at late meeting of the asso-
citation:
RESOLVED, That recent events have
shown in a manner that cannot long
er be disregarded, the danger to the
business interests of the country
from our government continuing in
time of peace the excessive taxation
which was necessary in time of war.
A large surplus in the treasury ties
up the circulating medium, which is
the life blood of commerce, exposes
the people to still greater taxation
in the shape of high rates of inter.
est, acts as menace to industry
dwarfs business enterprise, gives the
Treasury power over commerce
which was never contemplated, and
is constant temptation to extrava
gance in the administration of oul
government.
Resolved, That business men O
all parties, whether protectionists OF
free traders, should unite in demand
ing early action by Congress to re
duce our present enormous revenues
in way which will least embarasi
existing industries.
This resolution does not differ ma
terially, at least in spirit, from tn
expressions on the same subject ut
tered by the various democrati
State conventions held during tn
year. True to its non-political char
acter, the association does not un
dertake to dictate the manner of dc
ing it, or the articles upon which tn
said reduction shall be made, bu
the fixed and steady purpose of tn
democratic party is to reduce tn
tariff on raw materials and the nee
essaries Of life, rather than the luz
uries. Yes, the idea is every da
getting more firmly fixed in tn
American mind that unnecessar
taxation is unjust taxation, and this
system that takes from the pocket
of the people many millions of do
lars more than is needed for an ect
nomical administration of the GO
eminent is little less than legalize
robbery, and the demand will /
made to Congress by the people,
tones that cannot be misunderstood
nor disobeyed, "to reduce our pre-
ent enormous revenues in a wa
which will least embarass existir
industries" That is the princip
in a nutshell. Martinsburg State
man.
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FROM THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
pecial Correspondence Of the NEw Doxrsron.

Special Correspondence of the NKw DoxrsIos.
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON TY.,
Oct 19.-I will endeavor to fulfill
my promise to number of NEW Do
MINIoN readers to let them know
something of the North West and
the portion through which / have
travelled.
/ left Morgantown May 30, on the
F. NJ. d p, and came over the B. Il
o. to Chicago, thence to St. Paul
and then over the Northern Pacific
TO Halena. / stopped there for a
time and found everything lively.
From there / went to Spokane Falls,
w. T., which is quite lively town
and has the finest water power in
the e. S. 1t has several thousand
population and is growing rapidly.
/ think it will be the leading town
in this Territory. From there l
went to Tocoma on Puget Sound,
and all over the sound, or nearly so.
i visited Tocoma, Seattle, Port
Townsend and different other points
and then returned to Walla Walla
on the 10Th of July.
/ have since remained in this
county and travelled it over have
seen more wheat than ever before.
They claim to raise 40 to so bushels
per acre, but l think it safe to say
rs to 80 is nearer the mark. Wheat
here is worth from 40 to As cents
per bushel on the cars. There are
men here who will sell this year
from 5000 to 10000 bushels.
Improved land is high. In some
parts of this county they raise as
fine fruit as / ever saw, but in some
parts they can't raise any. The
northern part of the Territory is
best suited to fruit raising and gen
eral farming such as is carried on in
West Virginia. They raise fine corn
here also, and all kinds of vegeta-
bles, but they are raised chiefly by
irrigation.
Wages in harvest are from $1.50
to $3.50 per day and board, and sleep
wherever you can. By the year
from $3.50 to $500 and found. But
l would not advise anyone to come
to this country if they don't want to
work or "get in and hustle" as they
call it here. / like the climate very
much SO far
! Walla Walla is situated in the
Walla Walla Valley, which is ten
miles wide by twenty long. They
have fine roads here. / have driven
go miles in less than ten hours.
j 1 have not decided whether l will
remain here this winter. If I do
will give you fuller account.
WILL A. FLEMING.
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that members of the Associated
Press, seeing the danger of such a
monopoly as the little wizard of
Wall street has created, had tried to
buy the B. & o. system, but the lit
tie wizard would not permit that.
All these facts are worthy Of seri-
Gus consideration. An independent
telegraph system, owned by the gov
eminent, worked, as part of the Post
Office Department, with one uniform
rate, as we have already a uniform
rate of postage, would without doubt
immensely cheaper telegraphic tolls,
facilitate the postal service and be
great convenience to the public.
AS to the feasibility of the plan it is
said that there is business enough
for both a government system and
the Western Union. A government
monopoly would not be at all neces-
sary to the safety and convenience OF
the people. In fact a government
monopoly is out of the question as
it would necessitate the unloading
of the Western Union upon the Gov
eminent, which the people would
not permit. A government system
and the Western Union working side
by side, however, would give to every
man sending message his choice
to use the Western Union or the
postal telegraph; it would insure
promptness, accuracy, reasonable
charges and faithful service. II
would enable newspapers to gel
news, election and commercial re
ports, cheaply and correctly and
these advantages are worth trying
for.-Register.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29

PENDANTS attorney the indictment in
this case was quashed.
State against Richard Pittenhouse,
contempt. State against Jabob w.
Slime, contempt, Defendants were
fined SIS and costs for failing to APP
pear as witnesses.
The Sheriff was ordered to sum-
mon twelve additional jurors to serve
at this term, to be here on Thursday
morning 9 o'clock.
State against VIM. E. McCord,
felony Nos. l and 2. A noHe prose
qua was entered in these cases.
Alice E. Piles against VIM. Z.
McCord, bastardy. Dismissed
agreed.
James McCord and wife against
Jacob Piles, ejectment. Dismissed
agreed.
Geo. w. McVicker against John
f. Price, assumpsit. 1t being deem
ed necessary by the court this case
is referred to J. j. Brown, com'r, to
state an account between the par
ties.
John Freeland against Hawkins q
Stewart, appeal. BY consent this
cause is dismissed agreed.
Rebecca Anderson against Berk-
shire d Sturgiss, appeal. Dismissed
satisfied.
G. w. John Il Co. against S. B.
McVicker, debt. Dismissed salts.
fed.
Jesse Selby and others against
Continental Insurance Co., debt
Dismissed satisfied.
State against A. B. Marshall, fel
ony. Held in recognizance Of
$500 to the first day of the next
term.
State against L. c. Wilfong, con
tempt. Fined $40 and costs fol
failing to appear before the grand
| 1ufV
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There is said to exist stronger evil
dence than was brought out at the
late trial. The same evidence would
be as conclusive against one, 1t least,
of the other prisoners. 1t would be
shame and disgrace to the county,
and lasting discredit to those
charged with the prosecution OF
these cases if this evidence should
not be secured for lack of proper eff
fort and diligence; or that any Of
the evidence should be lost before
next term of court. Every impor
tant witness should be recognized il
sufficient sum to insure his appear
ance.
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What Am 1 to Do?

The symptoms of Biliousness are
unhappily but too we'll known. They
differ in different individuals to
some extent. A Bilious man is sci.
dom a breakfast eater. Too fire.
quently, alas, he has an excellent
appitite for liquids but none fol
solids of a morning. His tongue
will hardly bear inspection at any
time; if it is not white and furred, il
is rough, at all events.
The digestive system is wholly
out of order and Diarrhea OF Con
stipation may be a symptom or the
two may alternate. There are often
Hemorrhoids or even loss of blood
There may be giddiness and often
headache and acidity or fatulence
and tenderness in the pit of the stom
ach. To correct all this if not eff
feet a cure try Green's August Flo,c
en-, it costs but trifle and thousands
attest it's efficacy.
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BY virtue of deed of trust executed
to me by Virginia Tustin and William
Tustin, bearing date the Sd day Of July,
1885, to secure Fontain Smith in the
sum of $500, with interest thereon from
the 18th day of April, 1885, together
with the costs of said deed and also the
costs and expenses of a former deed ac-
cording to law, which deed Of trust is
of record in the clerks Office of the
County Court of Monongalia county,
W. Va, on page "a of Trust Deed Book
No. 2, written notice having been given
me, will on
Thursday, November 24th, 1887,
between the hours of ~ o'clock m. and
o'clock p. m. sell the one-third inter.
est in the FIGURING Mill property situate
at or near the postoffice of Wise, in Bat
telle district. in said county, and men
toned and described in said deed OF
trust Terms of sale, cash in hand.
The title to said property is good.
CHARLES Il. MANLEY, Trustee.
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..Murder i'm she First Degree

.sMurder i'm the First Degree"
Probably no verdict was ever rem
dered by jury in this county which
has been more generally approved
by the public than that in the case
of MADEIRA for the killing of Emma
Robinson.
On the other hand there was prob
ably no case Of such gravity in
which verdict of guilty was rem
dered upon testimony so incomplete
and inconciusive.
AS basis for logical conclusion
the testimony was wholly insufficient
and incomplete in any aspect of the
case. But as the ground for that in
definite and inscrutable process,
which we term moral conviction, :"
the testimony seems to furnish not
only sufficient assurance for the
public, but for the moral, delicate
and responsible position Of ju-
ryman
1t is clearly case Of "moral con-
viction," as against a logical or ju-
dicial conviction. The moral convic-
ton was so strong that it ignored
the judicial process, by which jul
ries are held bound.
The public says: "Guilty, but
not proved" The jury has said +:
Guilty and proved''-at least, the
proof is implied in their verdict; but
if put to the test no one of the jury
men could show from the testimony
a legal ground for the faith that is
in him.
AS q basis for the reasonable
doubt the prisoner was not shown
even to have been ON the West side
of the river; was not seen in the
company of Emma Robinson; was
not proved to have had any ac-
quaintance or association with her
in any single instance in his life;
had not been heard to make any ref.
erence to her in conversation that
evening, or at any previous time be
fore the murder, or after the murder
in such way as to implicate him
and, in fact, has accounted for his
whereabouts quite clearly up tc
within half hour of the time the
murder is believed to have been com
mitted.
Does not this state of facts fur
nish ground for the 'reasonabl,
doubt?'
Nevertheless, Nick MADEIRA helped
to murder Emma Robinson. Tina
is the universal verdict. Nobody
doubts it. Call it ''moral convic
ton" or illogical conclusion" o
'judicial Judgment" or by whateve
name you please, that is the verdict
1t is in the air. 1t is kind of in
tuition that cannot be resisted. |
, has spread like contagion, ant
while there may have been a defec
in the proof, nobody will doubt il
and everybody believes that befor
the trials for this crime are conelud
ed, the missing links in the chain 0
testimony will be supplied so as t
make the case against them eomplet
and incontroyertible.
Whether the court will see fit t
. interfere with the verdict of the jur
, on the motion for new trial X
mains to be seen. If there is notl
9 ing to support the motion more tina
o that the verdict is contrary to ev
dence, we venture the predictio
that there will be no new tria
Where the error, if it be error, is or
purely of fact, court is likely
let the jury take the responsibility,
We do not believe the prisont
himself will be very clamorous for
:, new trial. Nevertheless, if he wan
= it, and is entitled to it. he ought
have it.
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1t would be an immense conven-
fence if every postoffice were also a
telegraph office, where not only the
comparatively slow method of COM
municAting by letter could be con
Quoted, but the swiftest process
known to the world could also be
obtained. If, for example, by put
ting a certain stamp, costing a uni
form rate, upon message and hand
ing it in at the post office, it would be
sent by wire, just as a stamp of less
price now sends il by railway. We
are probably approaching that kind
of accommodation.
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Get Ont of the Way. or You'll
he Rum Over.

The f. M. Il P. railroad is begin
ming to open up possibilities to our
people of which they have not the
slightest conception.
1t was thought, and has been Of
ten said, since the completion of the
road, that there was nothing along its
line or at it's termini to induce the
building of a railroad; that it was of
little advantage. to anybody and un-
profitable to the company which
built it; that it would be losing
business to the corporation to keep
it up, for many years to come.
These and like comments and pre-
dictions have been frequently made.
But less than two years of the his
tory of the road have been made, and
the tune and talk have changed. A
few capitalists who knew better
than our own people the value OF
our resources have taken early adj
vantage of the building Of this road
and have put their money into 9
business that is not only making
them rich hut is making the F. M. 4
p. one of the best paying branches
owned by the B. & 0.
No one, who is not frequently 6
passe ger over the road, would real
ize the rapidity with which the coke
business is being developed on thu
upper part of the line. 1t will only
be little while until the line of the
road from Opekiska to the bridge al
Fairmont, will be built up with {
continuous line of coke ovens. AL
ready the freight handled from these
works requires an extra engine
And we venture to say that it will
not be two years hence when single
track viii not serve the business o.
this road.
Nor will it stop with the ovens al
ready built There is coal of the
same quality and greater quantity
all along the line nearly to Morgan
town There is also market fol
all the coke that the line can pro
duce. Why will there not be an al
most unbroken line of coke oven!
from Fairmont to Morgantown with
in the next two years? Why will
not this become rival to Councils
vile mines?
Nor will it stop even here. Th'
coke business is destined to extent
up the Black Bottle and grow ant
spread until the output shall equa
or excel any section of similar ex
tent in the country.
Men who are incredulous and dul
sighted as to the benefits Of railroad
TO us, will wake up one of these days
not far distant, to discover the et
facts Of revolution that has work
ed a marvellous change in the bust
ness, the population, the wealth an
the whole destiny Of our section Q
country.
Look out for it! 1t is comingl
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NOTICE.

Laban Bean, son of Robert Bean,
ran away from the home of his grand
father, A. W. johnson near Rivesville,
Marion county, in August last. 1t is
thought he is now living in Mononga-
liza county. Any information concern
ing his whereabouts will be thankfully
received by his parents and grand-par-
ents. Address A. w. JOHNSON,
Rivesville, Marion Co., w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29

Jay Gould probably over-reached
himself in gobbling up the b. d o.
telegraph. Inasmuch as the West
ern Union seems determined to swal-
low up all competition, Uncle Sam
may take hand at the swallowing
process.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29

Our Little Men and Women comes
again with its twenty pages of sto-
ries and pictures for youngsters just
beginning to read for themselves.
1t is as good for its use as a pair OF
perfect skates and clear ice are for
their use Children ought to have
as much fun in learning to read as
in learning to skate. D. Lothrop d
Company, Boston, will send a sample
copy for five cents in postage stamps
and they pay generously for getting
subscribers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29

If a little democracy works such
salutary change in the administra-
ton Of justice in Monongalia county,
what great revolution full fedg-
ed democratic administration would
bring,
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Always ON Hand.

Say" said the EDITORS smart lit
tie son. as he entered store, "do
you keep knives?' ooh, yes," re-
piled the storekeeper, "we've kept
them for years." "Well," returned
the boy. starting for the door, "just
advertise, and then you wouldn't
keep them so long"
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The Fayorite Line to California.

The Great Rock Island &C., R. I.
& P. R'y,) offers choice of routes
beyond the Missouri River, on both
single and round trip tickets. First
class excursions every week. Rates
as low as the lowest. Trains COM
posed of elegant day coaches, superb
dining cars, magnificent chair cars
and Pullman Palace sleeping cars.
For full information, address, E. A.
Holbrook, G. 7. & P. A., Chicago,
Ill.
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Public vengeance viii not be APP
pcased until every man whose hands
are stained with the blood Of Emma
Robinson has received and paid the
full penalty Of the law.
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1t seems pity that the graded
road of the Black Bottle, almost
ready for the engine, should remain
useless and Improbable to every
body. Can't we have new deal
and chance to cut the cards on
this enterprise?
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Grover is home again. The whole
country has participated in and been
pleased with the the trip of their
Chief Magistrate.
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Notice.

All persons who owe the firm OF
Burbridge & Beall are hereby mott
fed to settle at once as the firm is
compelled to have its money. At
tention to this notice will save costs.
BURBRIDGE q BEALL.
Dellslow, Sept. 26.
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Oftentimes crabbedness of temper
is induced by an unhealthy liver.
Laxador will bring sunshine by
prompt action on this great organ.